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Dollard-des-Ormeaux celebrates 60th anniversary as a city

Dollard-des-Ormeaux is marking its 60th anniversary this year and is kicking off festivities with a winter carnival in Centennial Park on Saturday.Photo by Peter McCabe/ MONTREAL GAZETTE

Dollard-des-Ormeaux is celebrating its 60th anniversary as a city in 2020.

To mark the occasion the city has illuminated banners on De Salaberry Blvd. and added sparkling lights to trees in Centennial Park. Festivities kicked off with a winter carnival, Saturday. On Tuesday, a proclamation was issued at city hall to mark the passage of the law that incorporated the city 60 years earlier.

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Another special event is planned for Sept. 12 on the grounds of the former Dollard Drive-In (across from the Civic Centre). Antique cars, local products, farm animals and a late-night open-air movie will be shown beneath the stars.

“We have come a long way as a city and we are proud of what it is today, a vibrant and culturally diverse community,” Mayor Alex Bottausci stated.

For Dollard’s 60th anniversary bash, the city is inviting citizens to share their “photos and memories and thus contribute to enriching the collective memory.” To learn about anniversary activities, visit ville.ddo.qc.ca and the city’s social networks. jmeagher@postmedia.com